Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
license
I.li‧cence S3 W2 BrE AmE British English, license American English /ˈlaɪsəns/ noun [Word Family: noun: ↑licence, ↑licensee; verb: ↑license; adjective: ↑licensed] 1. DOCUMENT [countable] an official document giving you permission to own or do something for a period of time ⇨ permit: The dealers applied for an export licence. He was arrested for driving without a license. The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility. The owner of land could grant a licence to cut and remove timber. I forgot to renew my licence. Persistent offenders face losing their licence. ⇨ ↑driving licence 2. AGREEMENT [uncountable and countable] an agreement with a company or organization giving permission to make, sell, or use their product under licence Guinness is brewed under licence in South Africa. single-user/10-user/site licence (=permission for computer software to be used by a certain number of people or in a certain place only) a licence agreement 3. FREEDOM [uncountable] freedom to do or say what you think is best: Headteachers should be allowed greater licence in the exercise of their power. 4. artistic/poetic licence the way in which a painter or writer changes the facts of the real world to make their story, description, or picture of events more interesting or more beautiful 5. EXCUSE [uncountable and countable] the freedom or opportunity to behave in a way that is wrong or immoral licence to do something Police say it gives youngsters licence to break the law. 6. licence to print money an opportunity to make a lot of money without much work or effort – especially used to show disapproval • • • COLLOCATIONS verbs ▪ have a licenceCafé Metropole does not yet have a license to sell liquor. ▪ hold a licence British English (=have a licence)Police said that the man did not hold a firearms licence. ▪ get/gain/obtain a licenceNew private pilots must fly for at least fifty hours before getting their licences. ▪ apply for a licenceA doctor who moves to another state must apply for a license to practice medicine there. ▪ grant/issue a licenceHe was granted his flying instructor’s licence. ▪ renew a licenceThe licence must be renewed yearly. ▪ lose your licenceThe police caught him driving while drunk and he will now lose his licence. ▪ a licence runs out (also a licence expires formal) (=it ends)Her driver’s license had expired. ▪ take away sb’s licence (also revoke somebody's licence formal) The doctor had his license revoked after he was found to be on drugs. types of licence ▪ a driving licence British English, a driver's license American English80 percent of 18 year olds had a driver’s license. ▪ a pilot’s licenceShe became the youngest woman to hold a pilot’s licence. ▪ a television licence British English (=which allows you to use your television and pays for public television programmes)Buying a television means you will need a television licence. ▪ a marriage licence (=a licence that allows two people to marry each other)We went to get a marriage licence. ▪ a fishing/hunting licence (=a licence that allows you to fish/hunt)He renewed his hunting license. ▪ an import/export licenceAn export licence was issued in August last year. ▪ a provisional licence British English (=a temporary driving licence before you get your full licence)Learner drivers need to obtain a provisional licence. ▪ a full licence (=one that is not temporary and has no restrictions)They offer insurance cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence. licence + NOUN ▪ the licence holder British English (=the person who has a licence)the licence holder of a public house ▪ a licence fee (=money you have to pay to get a licence)The BBC is funded by a licence fee which all television owners have to pay. II.li‧cense AC BrE AmE (also licence British English) /ˈlaɪsəns/ verb [transitive usually passive] [Word Family: noun: ↑licence, ↑licensee; verb: ↑license; adjective: ↑licensed] to give official permission for someone to do or produce something, or for an activity to take place be licensed to do something a restaurant which is licensed to sell alcohol The vaccine has been licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration.